The potential series follows a twentysomething MacGyver as he gets recruited into a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.

The project hails from writer Paul Downs Colaizzo and the original show’s executive producer Henry Winkler, with James Wan (Saw,Furious 7) slated to direct.

Additionally, CBS has picked up Bull, a drama pilot chronicling Dr. Phil McGraw’s early career as the head of one of the most prolific trial consulting services. McGraw and Paul Attanasio (House) serve as writers/EPs.

I loved MacGyver and really enjoyed the reruns last summer on Esquire network. It will be weird with anyone else in the lead. The only time I’ve seen Richard Dean Anderson in recent years is a couple
of guest spots on Fairly Legal.
Besides Scorpion “MacGyver-ing” things, Royal Pains has done it, too. Hank was cobbling a medical tool with stuff at hand and a teenager said, “What are you? MacGyver?” On Bones during the blizzard blackout
when Booth and Bones were trapped in the elevator, Hodgins and others made electricity out of potatoes, just like MacGyver.

It’s been a long time since I saw any MacGyver episodes episodes, but wasn’t it revealed in the last season that he had a son? So that would totally work. Anything to get RDA back on my TV screen again!

The very last episode of MacGyver revealed his son and their riding into the sunset on their motorcycles. If it’s well-done, I’d love to see a MacGyver remake. I watch the old ones upon occasion on Esquire or Cloo.

I really enjoyed the old MacGyver series but I think it may prove challenging to reboot what has become a cultural icon, to keep it fresh without losing what made the original so special. Also very hard to replace Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver in everyone’s mind as his charisma was very much also part of what made the show so successful. I’d suggest a change up – rather than a very young man, what about someone like Michael Ealy as a combination between MacGyver and the Equalizer, who helps everyone in his neighborhood, stands up to bullies, uses common sense and inventiveness to ‘MacGyver himself and others out of trouble’ and who comes to the attention of the agency and reluctantly gets drawn in to working with them because he just wants to help people?

Only one MacGyver, trying to shoehorn someone else into such an iconic role isn’t likely to work. Reboots almost always tarnish the shows they are trying to emulate. It was a fabulous show in its day and deserves to be remembered as such.

I adored MacGyver! I think I could get behind this IF RDA were a part of it somehow. I realize that he couldn’t be MacGyver in this re-make, but I agree with those who have said that MacGyver is the pop culture reference that it is due in no small part to RDA. I can retcon, wink/nod, or suspend a little belief to get RDA into this. As to a worthy successor, I’d go with Adam Campbell who does an awesome job playing Young Ducky on NCIS. I’d miss Adam on NCIS, but this would be a lead role for him.